Category Archives: Creativity
An Easy Learning Toy For The Toddler
With Christmas quickly approaching the children are trying to make gifts for one another and their friends. Of course they aren’t very good yet at matching their abilities to their imaginations and desires to make things so most of … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Handwork, Life, preschool educcation, school readiness, Tutorials, Uncategorized
Tagged Creating, DIY, DIY Christmas, homeschooling with toddlers, How-to
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Invitations to Play and Learn: Less is More
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working at reducing the number and variety of things available to the big children (7 and 6) in non-school hours and the little boys (4 and 2) during school hours. Part of … Continue reading
Wrapping Up: Glimpses of Our Week II
Busy, but good. Next week will be crazier as the big three start a Gym and Swim class at the YMCA and Bull starts dance on Monday with Mouse having … Continue reading
Some Days Are Supposed To Be Tiring
Actually all the days are supposed to be tiring and some of them will be more tiring than others. One of those duh! realizations that hits you at 2:40 am when you’ve been trying to get back to sleep after … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Life, Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged Parenting, Reflections
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Invitation To Sensory Play: Small World Construction With Playdough
Playdough is big around here! I have a super easy recipe and probably make it about once a month. We’ve used it for sensory play with spices and sprinkles, for mortar for engineering projects with blocks, and for all … Continue reading
Ordinary Clothing: Seasonal Skirt Blog Hop Summer Edition
Yup! That’s me, in a dress, taking an unplanned wade in a large mud puddle (or small pond) at my sister-in-law’s place! And that’s Mouse in a dress, wading in a creek we came across while we … Continue reading
Posted in free play, Life, Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged free play, Memories, seasonal skirt wearing
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Invitation to Sensory Play: Playdough With Spices and Sprinkles
Playdough is a favorite around here! I generally keep a batch where Jack and Bull can get it at any time as well as a bowl of playdough toys to experiment with. Sometimes it seems as though playdough will … Continue reading
Pleasant Places
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. Psalm 16:6 (NASB) This first summer in New England continues to amaze and delight me. Warm, but not hot and humid days, cool nights, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, free play, homeschooling, Joy, Life, Memories, Ordinary Time, Uncategorized
Tagged Joy, summer
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How To Get To Know Your Neighbors
1. Have several young children 2. Make sure that they are curious about everything and not shy about asking questions 3. Allow them to play in the front of the house and ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk … Continue reading
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Encouraging An Interest You Don’t Share (and that makes a mess!)
Mouse is creative in the artistic sense. She loves to make things to pretty up the house. She cares about clothes and what looks “cute”. She wants lotions and soaps that smell nice. She also loves bones,the workings of the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Creativity, Encouragement, free play, Housekeeping, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Creating, Mouse
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